Vocational Education Research Research Articles

네트워크 분석 및 토픽모델링을 활용한직업교육 연구 동향 분석

The purpose of this study was to analyze vocational education research trends using network analysis and topic modeling. A total of 981 journals of vocational education research and vocational competency development research were analyzed from 2008 to 2022, and analyzed separately based on the period of government administration. As a result of network analysis, the main keywords identified were specialized vocational high schools, university students, employment, mediation effect, teachers, youth, performance, competency, self-efficacy, and programs. The top 25 keywords were restructured, divided into research subjects and research contents, and analyzed in detail across specific areas. Keywords were separated research subject, research content, and research method, and the research content was consisted of employment and labor, vocational career education, performance competency, psychological variables, and learning organization. The results were obtained by conducting an analysis of degree centrality, between centrality, and eigenvector centrality by government period. As a result of the topic modeling analysis, 8 topics were consisted of human resource development evaluation and performance analysis, employment and labor market transition for university graduates, development of professional competency for vocational competency development, career development for students from specialized vocational high schools, and human resource development and training, organizational development for individuals, learning, university students' career decisions, and specialized vocational high school curriculum. Based on these finding, suggestions for future research were derived.

Mapping the research landscape of vocational education and entrepreneurship: insights and future directions

PurposeVocational education and entrepreneurship are constantly increasing in research fields. However, what is the current state of vocational education and entrepreneurial research? Where will the area go next? These questions are still unanswered; thus, this study tries to map the research landscape of the study area to get insights and provide directions for future research.Design/methodology/approachThis research collected extant literature on vocational education and entrepreneurship using Scopus scientific database. Bibliometric analysis has been performed to extract insights from 175 documents published in the study area. Content analysis on the extant literature has also been committed to getting contextual information and developing an integrated research framework for future researchers.FindingsThe bibliometric analysis revealed that training, career choice, curriculum, self-employment, student psychology, better job opportunity, learning environment and innovation are the most discussed in the vocational education and entrepreneurship literature. Developed nation’s strong presence, indicated by the number of publications in the field.Originality/valueThis study significantly contributes to entrepreneurship by disclosing advances in the literature and some of the most active research fronts in this sector, delivering insights that have yet to be wholly appreciated or appraised. The study also developed an integrated framework that could benefit various vocations, education and entrepreneurship stakeholders.

A study on the path of teacher team building for training field engineers based on symbiosis theory

China proposes to cultivate 200,000 field engineers by 2025, and clearly points out that it is necessary cultivate a team of high-quality technical and skilled talents who are “proficient in operation, have indepth understanding of processes, possess management skills, capable of collaboration, and be able to innovate”. The core of the cultivation lies in deepening the integration of industry and education, school-enterprise cooperation, and deepening and expanding the existing apprenticeship cultivation model. The core of its training mode lies in deepening the integration of industry and education, deepening the school-enterprise cooperation, and expanding the existing apprenticeship training mode. It has been proved that the main constraint to the realisation of the above goal is that a team of qualified teachers has not yet been established. In order to solve this problem, this paper starts from China’s national vocational education field engineer training programme, applies symbiosis theory to vocational education research, further optimizes China’s existing apprenticeship training model, builds a triangular structural model of structured teacher teams for field engineers, and eventually forms a mutually beneficial and win-win collaboration model for all stakeholders to solve the problem of building the required teacher teams for field engineers’ training. The final result is a mutually beneficial collaborative model for all stakeholders.

Knowledge mapping of vocational education and training research (2004–2020): a visual analysis based on CiteSpace

The study aims to analyze the leading researchers of vocational education and training from dimensions of individuals, institutions and countries. This article utilises the scientific information measurement software—CiteSpace—to conduct a scientometric analysis of 2,024 articles on vocational education and training from the Web of Science (W.o.S.). According to the research results, some useful conclusions can be drawn as follows: (1) vocational education and training research has become interdisciplinary and subject involved are “psychology”, “sociology”, “economics” and “pedagogy”; (2) the United States, the Netherlands and Australia make the majority of contributions and there are numerous collaborations among countries; (3) Univ Amsterdam, Univ Utrecht and Univ Melbourne were the main research institutions; (4) J Vocat Educ Train, Rev Educ Res, Thesis Elev, Econ Educ Rev and J Educ Work were the top 5 highly cited journals; (5) “Engagement”, “Program”, “Self-efficacy”, “High school”, “Predictor” and “Labor market” have become major research hotspots currently.

How do workplace educators assess student performance at the workplace? A qualitative systematic review

AbstractOne aim of vocational education is educating students for occupations by fostering the development of students’ capacities to become successful practitioners. During their education students are usually afforded work experience. When this is the case, students learn both at school and at the workplace. Learning at the workplace requires assessment, but this differs from assessment at school because of where (at the workplace), how (through participation) and what students learn (a process of belonging, becoming and being). At the workplace, students are usually assigned an educator who takes on the dual role of educator and assessor. This review takes a sociocultural perspective on learning at the workplace and from this perspective brings together what is already known about how workplace educators assess student performance through a qualitative systematic review. Our analysis aimed for narrative synthesis using iterative thematic analysis. The results depict workplace assessment as manifested in day-to-day work and shaped by relationships. Workplace educators are engaged in a continuous process of assessment-related interactions. They prefer using criteria that are embedded in the norms and values of their vocational community, rather than criteria prescribed by school. Workplace assessment requires negotiated criteria and truly collaborative assessment practices. These practices can be purposefully co-designed and require close communication between school and work. This review shows that assessment of workplace performance in vocational education can be conceptualised as a practice that is shaped by the specific workplace in which it is embedded. From this perspective assessment can be explicated and acknowledged, and as a consequence be further conceptualised and researched in both assessment research and vocational education research.

Serial multiple mediation of career adaptability and self-perceived employability in the relationship between career competencies and job search self-efficacy

PurposeThis study aims to explore the relationships between career competencies and job search self-efficacy via the serial multiple mediation effect of career adaptability and self-perceived employability within multiple theoretical frameworks.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopts a cross-sectional design to collect data at a specific point in time and employs self-report questionnaires to collect data from participants. In total, 302 students from the “management and organization department” in a vocational school of a public university completed the survey forms. To test the hypothesized model, a serial multiple mediation analysis was performed using structural equation modeling (SEM) via SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) AMOS (Analysis of Moment Structures).FindingsThe results indicated that career competencies, career adaptability, job search self-efficacy and self-perceived employability all had significant and positive relationships. Additionally, the relationship between career competencies and job search self-efficacy was serially mediated by career adaptability and self-perceived employability as anticipated.Practical implicationsConsidering the growing importance of the subject of how universities might better prepare their graduates for the job market, the study's findings have important policy implications. University students should also be provided with career management resources, specifically adaptation resources, to help them navigate their individual characteristics and transfer more successfully into the existing job market. This is the cause of the need for constant planning, adaptation, assessment and evaluation of career competencies in current labor markets.Originality/valueThe study contributes to international career development and vocational education research by filling a gap in the literature by demonstrating that job search self-efficacy, which is a predictor of job search behavior, can be promoted by career competencies, career adaptability and self-perceived employability. These findings are particularly significant because they highlight the importance of career-related knowledge, skills and abilities in engaging university students seeking employment in a developing country with a highly competitive labor market.

Control issues, artificial neural network (ANN) for acrobot system

Acrobot is a robotic system with several levels of operational states investigated by the author. Due to the limited nature of the investigation under certain ideal conditions, designers have to create some algorithms that control the system most appropriately in a given working environment. In this paper, the author proposed the problem of designing, modeling and controlling an acrobot system, including ANN. Mathematical models, Simulink are also presented in a specific way. Simulation parameters have been adjusted to be the most suitable and intuitive. Based on the simulation data, the performance analysis of the system becomes more accurate. Above suggestions are intended to serve vocational education and scientific research. ANN is the most intelligent control method currently added in this paper to firmly confirm its effectiveness in all problems. Proposing control strategies for different models is also applied by the author.

Study on the Development of Secondary Vocational Education in China

In order to understand the current situation of secondary vocational education research in China, this paper adopts the literature research method to study the development of secondary vocational education in China. Firstly, we searched the literature of secondary vocational education research and found that the main research literature was focused on three areas: "research on secondary vocational education development", "research on school-enterprise cooperation and industry-education integration model of secondary vocational education", and "research on secondary vocational teaching reform". After analyzing the hotspots of secondary vocational education research, the future directions that researchers should focus on in the field of secondary education research in the future are generally "problems in the development of secondary vocational education", such as promoting the research of "school-enterprise cooperation and integration of industry-education" in secondary vocational schools. "The important role of secondary vocational education as a bridge", such as the promotion of the "double high" policy, which opens up new channels for higher education or vocational-technical universities through the creation of specialties. "Teacher training and pedagogical innovation in secondary vocational education" e.g. interdisciplinary cross-fertilization. It is strongly believed that these recommendations will be useful for researchers concerned with the field of secondary vocational education

In-company training in a safety-critical industry: lessons from the aircraft industry

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate the in-company training according to the technologically demanding and safety-critical feature of the aircraft industry. This study addresses to the tension between the structured and the more incidental part of in-company learning in their training and learning environment.Design/methodology/approachAgainst the background of concepts of workplace learning from vocational training research and concepts of the safety management system from safety research, aircraft companies from England and Germany were visited. Data from interviews with training managers and trainees as well as non-participant observations are analysed.FindingsThe findings show that workplace vocational learning in this industry is guided by different measures to design the learning environment to prevent purely incidental and informal knowledge acquisition. However, the formalisation of informal learning process leads to a high expenditure of material, personnel and time resources. The findings show that trainers and training managers working together internationally creatively manage different training systems. The training activities are designed to convey the values of safety culture like responsibility, accuracy, transparent communication and reporting. The requirements of the safety management system are also met through the training.Research limitations/implicationsChallenges and tensions in the actual implementation of the training activities could not be identified. The people interviewed were selected by the companies, so there is a risk that certain perceptions are over-represented.Practical implicationsThe results show that the safety-critical industry needs its own pedagogical approach to workplace learning, which is not based on independent work processes in the workplace. Insights can be drawn for in-company training in other safety-critical industries too. However, to enable effective in-company learning, which at the same time strengthens the safety culture of the company, many resources must be used. The companies must consider all dimensions of work from the individual level to the work structure level.Originality/valueThis paper discusses the tension between formal and informal learning and shows the specific design of this tension on the basis of a concrete industry for the specific needs of this industry. The results lead to the realisation that the general discussion about workplace learning must be viewed in a differentiated way depending on the industry.

Current Situation, Hot Spot and Development Trend of Digital Research in Vocational Education—Based on Statistical Analysis of Literature from 2013 to 2023

Current Situation, Hot Spot and Development Trend of Digital Research in Vocational Education—Based on Statistical Analysis of Literature from 2013 to 2023

A Bibliometric Analysis and Exploration of the Current Development of Industry—Education Integration Research in Vocational Education

The integration of industry and education is the concrete embodiment of the "original heart and mission" of vocational education institutions in the new era, the effective action of a series of educational policies such as accelerating the reform of modern vocational education and fostering "craftsmanship", and the way for vocational education in the post-expansion era. "It is also a necessary path for the high-quality development of vocational education in the post-enrollment expansion era. This paper collects the literature on the integration of vocational education industry and education, and conducts an in-depth analysis of the integration of vocational education industry and education, in order to better understand the current situation and development of the integration of vocational education industry and education.

Re-reading Kerschensteiner today: Doing VET in German vocational schools—A search for traces

Abstract Georg Kerschensteiner is often called the ‘father of the vocational school’ in Germany. Working in the context of the German Empire in the 19th century, his historical achievement was to design a concept of vocational education that dissolved the opposition between general education and vocational education that had existed since Humboldt. He combined this with the idea that work processes have a positive educational effect. He is, therefore, part of the ‘work-school’ movement as well. The educational-theoretical and didactic positions elaborated by Kerschensteiner were, in different eras, received approvingly and disapprovingly in German vocational education and training research. A history of the discourse of German vocational education has emerged in which the considerations raised by Kerschensteiner are recurrently addressed and sustained. This article attempts to trace Kerschensteiner's influence on educational practice through various historical contexts including the vocational schools in Germany today.

Technical vocational education and training research center as a center of excellence in Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

This research aims to provide an overview of the Center for Excellence in Higher Education Science and Technology (PUI-PT) in Indonesia, one of which is the Technical Vocational Education and Training Research Center (TVET-RC) belonging to the Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI). In this research, UPI became the locus and focus of the research center of excellence in the form of TVET-RC, as part of PUI-PT in Indonesia. The results showed that TVET-RC UPI as the leading part of PUI-PT in Indonesia was closely related to the findings in the form of four things: (1) Vocational Teacher Professional Education; (2) Redesign of the vocational expertise spectrum; (3) Mixed learning preparation guide; (4) HR capacity and governance of TVET-RC. The four findings are at the same time the development of TVET-RC at UPI which is able to contribute to the improvement of good and productive human resources.

A Preliminary Approach toward Development of the TVET Research and Development (R & D) Sector for Sustainable Development in Myanmar

The research and innovation in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) are crucial in helping achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. However, most developing countries including Myanmar fail to systematically collect information on TVET, and research in TVET is regarded as a neglected area. Therefore, the aim of the study is to take a preliminary approach toward the development of the TVET research and development (R & D) sector in Myanmar by highlighting the insights on how to initiate and promote TVET research and innovation in the country. To achieve the aim, the study conducted a literature review, a need analysis of the TVET R & D sector of the country and a contextual analysis of the focal TVET organization, and it identified the best practices from other countries. The drive to develop a concept of the TVET R & D sector in the country highlighted the need for the TVET sector development through R & D. Regarding the findings from the SWOT analysis, the focal TVET organization has to apply the suggested strategies including development of a R & D framework, training of the researchers, networking and cooperation to develop the TVET R & D sector in the country. Finally, a preliminary approach toward the TVET R & D sector development of Myanmar was taken for the sustainable development of the country.

Neural Networks Application for the Data of PID Controller for Acrobot.

Acrobots are a system that has levels of operating states in many investigated cases, and they are subjects to many events during operation due to the mechanisms of locomotion processes. These states have been investigated in specific situations. Due to the limited nature of surveying under conditions without the aid of software fine-tuning the desired output values, designers have to create a number of algorithms that control the system most appropriately in a complex working environment of this system. In this study, the author has proposed design problems to suit the working needs. The author has modeled the objects to be investigated, and at the same time, the author has combined simulation of phenomena that have been documented from the theoretical model of this system before. Control an Acrobot system, including Neural Network Application for the data of the PID controller (closed form). Mathematical models, Simulink, are also presented specifically through this study. The simulation parameters have been adjusted to match the set criteria, and the reader's perception will be more intuitive through simulation interpretations. Based on simulation data, the system performance analysis becomes more accurate than ever. The above suggestions are intended to serve vocational education and scientific research, and at the same time, they also contribute to suggesting new and unique ideas. The ANN is the most intelligent control method currently added in this study to firmly confirm its effectiveness in all problems related to artificial intelligence. Proposing control strategies for different models is also suggested by the author in the conclusion. Neural networks application is a highly applicable method because it works in sync with other methods. In other words, neural networks application can be applied to any situation based on given data. Specifically, in this study, the application of neural networks becomes more flexible and vivid thanks to the data of the PID controller. The purpose of this method is to increase the security of the system against the attack of hackers on facilities of the automatic control system. Simulation is done by Matlab.

Competency model for technical education: a methodological review

Purpose. The place of research in the educational development of any nation cannot be downplayed. The adoption of a methodological approach is significant in achieving valid results and sustainability. However, there does not appear to be an agreement on the methodological approach to developing a competency model for research in technical and vocational education among researchers. This study was designed to analyze the different methods used by researchers to bring out their strengths towards ensuring the adoption of a uniform methodology.
 Results. Findings show that there was no consistent and uniform technique for researching competency models in technical education. The outcome of this study has shown that researchers favour the use of qualitative and quantitative methods separately. This may be due to the ease and their convenience usage in terms of energy, time and resources.
 Scientific novelty. The listing and review of current articles from 2018 to 2021 in the domain of competency in technical education is novel as it shows the strengths and weaknesses in the usage of different methods by researchers. Similarly, the result shows the rate of research outcomes on a regional basis and document types.
 Practical value. The study is going to change the horizon and focus of researchers toward the adoption of the mixed-method research design in the 21st century because of its immense benefits in generating valid research results. The study was able to reveal that the source of data in mixed-method design is always acceptable to experts and the results of the findings can be generalized.

Requirements for Professionals in the Hospitality Industry

Activities of professionals in the hotel and restaurant industry are traditionally assessed as activities of daily routines which every man or woman can exercise combined with a low level of performance. In addition, these activities are rather neglected in scientific discourse, where research on hospitality industry in general is hard to be found. The same applies to research in vocational education although the hospitality industry is one of the most highly frequented sectors of vocational training. Following BAUM (2008) and GOEDICKE/BEERHEIDE (2018) however, this article is based on the presumption that professional requirements in hospitality industry are characterized by a range of combined and ambivalent personal skills. In order to structurally break down this range of skills, activities in hospitality industry situations and thus, their requirements are unfolded and their implied constitutive parameters are categorized in this article. In combination with “transverse” elements of requirements, a structure of a matrix of requirements will be created. This project is located in didactics of vocational education for nutrition and home economics, and therefore follows its immanent scientific principles and theoretical references.

Four Decades Research on Higher Vocational Education: A Bibliometric Review

Vocational education is seen as an integral part of the educational system, either at the school level or at a post-secondary level. It is indicated that vocational education has immensely influenced life and plays a vital role in evolving societies worldwide. Thus, analysing these scientific domains evolution and creation are essential. This study discusses the bibliometric review of scholarly research performed in higher vocational education in recent years. The study uses the Scopus database and a wide variety of bibliometric metrics, including publications, citations, and publishing patterns. A graphical visualisation of bibliographic details using the VOS viewer software is also presented. Results show that the number of studies covering this subject has fluctuated, with the highest number of publications being 65 in 2020. Often, by reviewing publications and research areas, it can be construed that higher vocational education research is diverse, including social sciences, computer science, and engineering. The bibliometric review conducted offers a rigorous and thorough view of higher vocational education research that may benefit higher vocational education practitioners and researchers keen on the pursuit of enhancing or discovering new knowledge in this field.

Trends of Vocational Education and Training Research in Building Construction Engineering

Research that has been done by building engineering students as a thesis tends to choose a theme that has been widely researched before. This research aims to find out the trends of vocational education research in the field of engineering building including trends of theme research and trends of methodology research. This research used descriptive quantitative research methods with a library research approach. Data collection techniques using documentation. Data analysis techniques are used in content analysis. The results of this study show the trends that have occurred in vocational education research in the field of building engineering in 4 universities, then obtained the trend of vocational education research themes and research methodology trends: 1) The theme of vocational education research in the field of building engineering is in high demand is the theme of teaching and learning with a percentage score of 47%, 2) The research method in demand is Research and Development with a percentage score of 31%, 3) Interesting research subjects are learners with a percentage score of 58%, 4) The data collection technique in demand is a questionnaire with a percentage score of 36%, and 5) The data analysis technique of interest is descriptive statistical analysis with a percentage score of 67%.

Cooperation Between Learning Venues and its Limits: The Hotel Industry in Cancún (Mexico)

Purpose: Recently, high-quality vocational education and training has attracted much attention in Mexico. In this context, more practically applied skills are taught “on a dual basis”, combining classroom-based training with practical, on the job, training within the company. Dual practices are expected to modernize the skills formation system, and simultaneously support companies, while ensuring provision of skilled workers. For this reason, the vocational training system has been reformed in recent years. Hence, it is necessary that schools and universities, as well as companies, closely interact and coordinate their activities. It is also important that there is successful cooperation between vocational training organizations and companies, to contribute to the modernization of vocational training. The aim of this paper is to examine the cooperation between learning venues of vocational education in the hotel industry in Cancún (Quintana Roo, Mexico), one of the most important tourism destinations in Latin America. Research in vocational education and training, reveals a particular focus on the principles that are necessary for successful cooperation between learning venues. This study examines whether the setting of common goals, communication between companies and training organizations and governance are equally important.
 Methods: In an exploratory approach, based on a qualitative framework, ten face-to-face expert interviews were conducted in Cancún. The interviews were then fully transcribed and evaluated using qualitative methods. The survey is complemented by further document analysis.
 Findings: The results show that for successful cooperation between learning venues, the coordination of a common goal (to secure the availability of skilled workers) between different actors, and communication between companies and vocational training organizations, are particularly important for successful cooperation. Furthermore, it seems that companies are taking on a more dominant role, so that vocational training organizations must be more in line with the wishes of the hotels. The results indicate that partnership-based action is not very obvious. Accordingly, the aspect of governance plays a subordinate role.
 Conclusion: The study shows that cooperation between learning venues in other regions and industries, requires certain principles to be successful. In this respect, the duration of the relationship as well as the specificity of a region or sector can influence the required principles. Therefore, the cooperation partners should agree on the principles in advance.